Overview
- Consolidated government data for January 2025 to March 2026 list 2,108 paediatric HIV diagnoses nationwide, with 1,515 in Sindh.
- The dataset counts 1,274 boys and 834 girls, and officials note missing Punjab entries for early 2026 likely reflect reporting delays, not zero cases.
- Health experts and officials link most child infections to unsafe injections, reused medical gear, and poorly screened blood in clinical settings.
- The federal HIV programme and PIMS say more testing and cumulative registrations at referral hospitals explain part of the rise and do not signal a new outbreak.
- Authorities call for stricter blood safety, single‑use syringes, and action against unlicensed providers to close preventable, health‑care–associated transmission routes.